ThreadWaggle Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Karen, I am with you. I never did pantographs before I got my Quilt Path. I jumped right in and did my first customer quilt after having it installed for a week. I have took the 50th quilt done by my Quilt Path off my frame. I love it! I have decided to only do a couple custom quilt a month and do most of customer quilts on Quilt Path. When I decided to buy it I really thought I would just use it for the occasional pantograph quilt. Since I am known for freehand and we have quite a few computerized longarmers I did not think I would really be using it as much as I am. I love it! I can't believe how many quilts I have done on it since it arriving in mid May! Now if I could just get myself to load the custom quilts that need to get done on the frame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronwiny Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I have a question. I found quite a few free pantos online. I understand I cannot load purchased pantos into quilt path but is there a way to digitize free pantos and designs I find in the Dover books and load them into quilt path? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyl Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Yes, you can print them out. Then I pin it on a muslin sandwich. With the clamps hooked to the belts and machine off I pretend to quilt it a couple times. I do this because you need to get the feel of the resistance. I get my machine ready to stitch, set quilt path to record and sew the design. I have only done it once so far and feel I need more practice, but you can do it. You can download free patterns from the websites selling digitized patterns. I haven't had the time to play much with that feature. Probably after the holidays. Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klwheeler Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 I have been so busy quilting for others lately and using Quilt Path a lot for Edge to Edge quilting. I reduced my prices for a couple of weeks to increase business and possibly get new customers and it worked. I then restructured my prices and as of Dec. 1st have a much better pricing. Most of my pictures are on Facebook (Karen Lynn Wheeler) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisata. Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 thanks for sharing your ideas and tipps ! My QuiltPath will be delivered around christmas, I can hardly wait !! and I guess I will come back with tons of questions to you :-) Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klwheeler Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Sure, Lisa, fun will be all yours! I love collecting patterns and playing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisata. Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 I have already started to collect freebies where I see them ! first question, is it possible to reduce a e2e in size ? I designed a pantograph and it is on sale in one of the shops, so I got the digitized version already. I used my own original drawn copy to downsize the pattern by more than half and quilted table mats with it ! can I do that with QP as well ? thanks Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klwheeler Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes. The Design Pattern allows you to import the file or draw it from scratch or use an existing file and you select it and there is a Size button so you can resize it there and save it. Also if you want a quicker way is to. Open it as a Design pantograph and go into Basic mode not default Easy. Set size of quilt and number of rows or height or each row. Add your panto pattern and set the repeats. Get the ends to nest and then play with the size of it in that mode. There is another way too and it involves setting up a quilt and it allows a lot of chances to save and reuse the same template with different patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 I guess this questiona could be for anyone using a computerized quilting machine.. When you resize, or in any way alter a pattern and save it, how do you determine the name? Do you use the original and designer, with an alternate name? Such as: Soupydrops by helen caster, alternate for Sharon's feathered leaves? Or Sharon's feathered leaves? It seems every time I save one on my unit, I think a different way is best. I'm really confusing myself. Happy stitching, and God Bless, RIta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klwheeler Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 I'm usually combining the original name and a descriptive such as tall or a number after the name separated by an underscore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klwheeler Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I am working on QP 3.05.05. Trying to do an on point block in the customer quilt. So far it did nice setting triangles. But balks at these blocks. The pattern I chose was Sherry Rogers-Harrison SRH5001. Formal Feathers Teardrop with Crosshatching. Any advice on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klwheeler Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I solved it by design pattern and rotating it 45 degrees counterclockwise. Optimized it and saved as on point version. Then in Sew Pattern got the on point version and placed it with multi points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klwheeler Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Once I rotated the pattern the multi point position was the only way to keep it upright. Now need to do diagonal sashing that is around the on point blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klwheeler Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 I did that free motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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